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What is the main function of enzymes in biological reactions?

  • Convert reactant molecules to products
  • Maintain pH balance in the body
  • Supply energy for survival
  • Increase the rate of biological reactions (correct)
  • How do enzymes affect the activation energy of a chemical reaction?

  • Lower the activation energy (correct)
  • Have no effect on activation energy
  • Stabilize the activation energy
  • Increase the activation energy
  • Why is it important for chemical reactions in our cells to occur at incredibly fast rates?

  • To meet the body’s requirements for amino acids
  • To maintain pH balance
  • For survival under mild conditions (correct)
  • To maintain body temperature
  • What happens to a reaction in a cell without a catalyst?

    <p>Occurs eventually but not at a fast enough rate for survival</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does carbonic anhydrase affect the hydration of carbon dioxide molecules?

    <p>Increases the hydration rate significantly</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main function of enzymes in biological reactions?

    <p>Increase the rate of biological reactions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do enzymes affect the activation energy of a chemical reaction?

    <p>Lower the activation energy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is it important for chemical reactions in our cells to occur at incredibly fast rates?

    <p>To meet the body’s requirements for survival</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What would happen to a reaction in a cell without a catalyst?

    <p>It would occur eventually but not at a fast enough rate for survival</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does a catalyst affect the reaction rate?

    <p>By changing the way a reaction takes place without undergoing any net change</p> Signup and view all the answers

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